reading comprehension. Finally, it can be said that the teaching learning process ran better in this meeting.
Regarding the results of meeting 1 and meeting 2 above, it can be concluded that Semantic Mapping technique made the students become active
readers as they read and reread the reading text to create the map and fill up the text to the shapes. Besides, for the students who like to do their thinking activity
in a visual way, they successfully created the map as creatively as possible by using the variation of shapes and coloring it.
4.2.4 The Result of the Reading Test in the Second Cycle
The reading test for Cycle 2 was administered in the third meeting on May 13
th
, 2015. The time allocation to do the reading test was 60 minutes. The form of the reading test in the second cycle was enclosed in Appendix K page 132.
The result of reading comprehension achievement test by using Semantic Mapping technique of the second cycle was enclosed in Appendix Q page 144.
Considering the data, it was found that the percentage of the students’ reading test
in the second cycle was higher than the percentage in the first cycle. In this cycle, there were 83.33 25 students out of 30 students having reading comprehension
score ≥ 70. Then, there were 5 students out of 30 students or 16.66 who got below the standard score ≥70. From the result of the reading test in the second
cycle, it can be interpreted that the students of VII-A grade as the participants of the research had achieved the target score as the successful criteria of the research.
It means that the action of teaching reading by using Semantic Mapping technique could improve the students reading comprehension achievement.
4.2.5 The Reflection of the Action in the Second Cycle
Reflection of the action in the second cycle was carried out after the action was implemented and the reading test was administered. The result of the
observation and the reading test indicated that the Semantic Mapping technique was able to
improve the students’ active participation and their reading comprehension achievement.
In the second cycle, the result of classroom observation showed that 80.64 of the students were active in the first meeting. In the second meeting,
82.35 of the students were categorized as active participants during the teaching and learning process. Therefore, the average percentage of the students who were
actively participated in the teaching and learning process in the second cycle was 81.49. It can be concluded that the result of classroom observation had achieved
the target of the research. Additionally, the result of reading test showed that as many as 25 students or 83.33 who achieved the reading test targeted score that
was 70 or higher. This result indicated that the action in the second cycle had been successful in achieving the target of the research. Finally, the cycle was stopped.
4.3 Discussion
